Unioto girls 69, Southeastern 45

The Shermans started Tuesday's game with 16 unanswered points in the first quarter and rode the advantage the rest of the way to an easy win against the Panthers.

"It goes back to balance," Unioto coach Jeff Miller said. "We had five different kids score in the first quarter. And when you build a 16-point cushion, shooting the ball is a little easier, rebounding the ball is a little easier."

The Shermans outscored Southeastern by seven points in the second half.

"Right now, we're focusing on one game at a time," Miller said. "No matter who we're going to take the court against, that's the game we're going to focus on."

Unioto's Lexi Overly led the way with 19 points, six assists and four steals, and Mallory Retherford added 17 points, three assists and four steals. Taylor Overly had seven points, five rebounds and six steals, and Ashley Flautt added seven points and six rebounds.

Hailey Hice led the Panthers with 18 points, and Logan Goebel added eight.

"To tell the truth, with us having the tough loss to Waverly (on Saturday), I thought we played hard," Southeastern coach Mike Adams said. "I was pleased with our effort, (but) Unioto is just a very good basketball team, and it showed."

Unioto (10-5, 7-1) will host Zane Trace on Thursday and Unioto (4-10, 3-5) will play Adena at home the same day.

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Unioto girls 69, Southeastern 45

The Shermans started Tuesday's game with 16 unanswered points in the first quarter and rode the advantage the rest of the way to an easy win against the Panthers.